Kan. R. Jud. Dist. 20
Each court shall establish a panel of attorneys who volunteer to be appointed by the court to represent parties who are eligible for appointed attorney services. Appointments shall be made on a rotating basis, except when a conflict of interest exists or other good cause is shown to the appointing judge. When an attorney volunteers to be on a panel, he shall remain on the panel until he requests to be removed from the panel.
For the appointed attorney services the attorneys shall be compensated as established by administrative order.
In addition, attorneys shall be reimbursed for all necessary out-of-pocket expenses, including telephone toll calls, photocopies at a rate not to exceed twenty-five cents (25¢) per copy, postage and mileage, which shall be paid at a rate not to exceed that paid by the county.
Each claim for services rendered hereunder shall be submitted on a claim voucher. The voucher shall be accompanied by a timesheet which shall be legible and self-explanatory. All out-of-pocket expenses shall be itemized by type and amount.
The claim voucher shall be examined and approved, or approved as modified, by the presiding judge, and submitted to the clerk of the court. All claim vouchers shall be presented to the judge not later than thirty (30) days after the termination of the case. In criminal cases and traffic cases, a voucher may be presented only after the termination of the case. In all other cases, the vouchers must be presented prior to the end of the calendar year for services performed during that year. Failure to comply herewith may result in denial of compensation for said services.
The allowed fees and out-of-pockets expenses may be reimbursed to the court through collection at the time the court costs are paid, or in misdemeanor cases may be reimbursed to the court as a condition of probation, unless the presiding judge finds that such payment or reimbursement would be an undue hardship to the person for whom the services were rendered.
Kan. R. Jud. Dist. 20